Howard Lovecraft (1890 — 1937) was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "The White Ship and Other Stories" is a colletion of wonderful short stories such as "Memory," "The White Ship," "The Doom That Came to Sarnath," "The Cats of Ulthar" and others. These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world.